A Boeing Co. 747 Dreamlifter cargo jet landed at the wrong airfield in Wichita, Kan., on Wednesday night and is now sitting on a runway that’s far shorter than those typically needed for takeoff.
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FAA Orders Apnea Testing For Overweight Pilots, Controllers
U.S. pilots and air traffic controllers who are deemed overweight will be screened for obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, a condition that could cause them fatigue on the job, endangering the lives of air passengers, a new FAA order says.
Sotomayor’s Dissent Highlights Concerns Over Elected Judges
Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent in a case this week involving the death penalty in Alabama was not aimed at public opinion, but it could be Exhibit A for why the nation’s judiciary is falling in the public’s estimation.
Life Is Slowly Returning To Shattered Philippine City
There was almost nothing left standing or working in the Philippines city of Tacloban after Typhoon Haiyan tore through on Nov. 8.
Tragedy In Virginia Preceded By Son’s Psychiatric Evaluation
As authorities try to piece together what happened inside the home of a prominent Virginia lawmaker Tuesday, there’s word that a lack of space in psychiatric facilities may have played a role in the tragedy.
Winter’s Coming And Thousands Are Homeless After Tornadoes
Authorities estimate thousands of homes were destroyed or were left uninhabitable by the storm, producing a great need for longer term housing.
Details Emerge About Colorado Mine Accident And Safety Record
One of the men killed at the Revenue-Virginius mine in Ouray, Colo., on Sunday was trying to find the other miner who died.
NSA Releases Some Files On Electronic Surveillance
Reporters on the national security beat are sifting through about 1,000 pages of newly declassified documents that the National Security Agency released late Monday.
MAVEN Lifts Off On Nearly Half-Billion-Mile Trip To Mars
NASA’s MAVEN explorer blasted off Monday on the first leg of its 440-million-mile journey to Mars, where scientists hope it will answer an ancient question: why the red planet went from warm and wet to cold and dry in a matter of just a billion years.
First Fuel Rods Plucked From Tsunami-Damaged Fukushima Plant
Workers at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power station successfully completed the first day of a delicate operation to remove radioactive fuel rods from a reactor damaged in the March 2011 tsunami.